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- H.R.4138
H.R.4138: Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced Nov. 9, 2007
- Latest Major Action Nov. 19, 2007
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
47 (39 Democrats, 9 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Miscellaneous) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) require each participating hospital to adopt and implement a staffing system that ensures a number of registered nurses on each shift and in each unit of the hospital to ensure appropriate staffing levels for patient care; (2) provide for the public reporting of certain staffing information, including a...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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Referred to House Ways and Means
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| Nov. 9, 2007 |
Introduced in the House by Lois Capps (D-Calif.) |